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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's ...
All 1,100 residents of Iwo Jima, except for 103 men drafted as military employees, were forcibly evacuated to mainland Japan. Former residents and their descendants have been allowed to visit the ...
The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes 10 days after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani joined U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a memorial service ...
The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes 10 days after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani joined U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a memorial service ...
The Imperial couple was to pray at three memorial sites and meet with representatives of bereaved families and descendants of former island residents. The emperor’s Iwo Jima visit comes about 10 ...